AMD has followed Intel's transition to DDR3 with the launch of its socket AM3 CPUs this week. That's not to say AMD and its customers still don't have reservations about how much performance the extra ...

It's been several weeks since Asus announced that certain socket AM3 motherboards would support AMD's upcoming Bulldozer processors. Since then, we've turned up additional rumors on the nature of such ...

Motherboard maker ASRock has published a guide to AM3+ motherboards that not only lets slip a few details about AMD's new AM3+ socket, but also the CPUs that will fit in it. One key concern, according ...

One downside of the upcoming Phenom II - Bulldozer transition is that the new processors won't be compatible with current AM3 motherboards. This news disappointed certain AMD enthusiasts, given that ...

Good news on the AMD processor compatibility front. TPU reports (via SweClockers) that upcoming FX series "Zambezi" desktop processors based on the "Bulldozer architecture are expected to be ...

Recent rumors have been spreading that both AMD and Intel are edging away from a full-fledged DDR3 push due to a lack of consumer demand. While this remains a rumor for the time being, it's a good ...

Okay, why are we here again? - Well, AMD has once again released a new CPU, but this is using the same name as previous yet still fairly new CPU. Confusing? - I know; it is to me as well. One month ...

Naah, we're not smoking the Dragon. But a name you have heard in our reviews before is 'Dragon'. When AMD launched the initial Phenom processors, they did so under the codename 'Spider'. Spider ...

AMD has today unveiled the much-speculated Phenom II X4 955 Black version CPU, an upgrade of current socket AM2+ performance Quad-core processors with similar 45nm fabrication, 8MB cache (2MB L2 + 6MB ...

As mentioned earlier, the Phenom II X4 processors still make use of the AM2+ socket, the very same socket used by existing Phenom X4 and X3 processors. Motherboard makers such as Asus and Gigabyte ...

Upgrading your CPU can be a frustrating experience, even though the physical acts of removing an old processor and installing the new one are pretty easy. The more difficult questions to answer are ...